Jaboukie Young-White is the newest (and youngest) correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Comedy Central announced Thursday. Young-White joins The World’s Fakest News Team alongside Noah, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan, and Roy Wood Jr. Audiences will enjoy the latest addition to the crew immediately. Everyone has been talking about the 24-year-old Chicago native. Variety put him on this year’s 20 Comedians You Should and Will

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Billy Connolly, the iconic Scottish stand-up comedian and actor, has volunteered to become a “guinea pig” for Parkinson’s research. The news comes from his book, which is being serialized by The Daily Mail. “I’ve spoken to guys working on [stem cell research] at Harvard and told them I’ll be a guinea pig for them,” he writes. “I think they are going to take me

Ally Hord is selling more than Girl Scout cookies. NBC has put Woman Scouts in development from the former Late Night with Seth Meyers writer. The comedy centers on a feminist who drops out of grad school and decides to kickstart the lives of the women around her by starting an adult Girl Scout troop, which sounds like if brunch came with merit badges. “There’s no limit to what life

South Park puts Mr. Hankey on trial during this Wednesday’s all-new episode. In a nod to the recent Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, the beloved Christmas poo will defend his character “or lose everything that is important to him” according to a press release from Comedy Central. “The Problem with a Poo” takes a look at Mr. Hankey’s past behavior and potentially offensive comments about South Park’s citizens. On the line

Jim Carrey will be honored at the 2018 BAFTA Britannia Awards later this month. Carrey will receive the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for excellence in comedy. Also being honored is Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones for British artist of the year. “Jim and Emilia are without question two incredibly inspiring and remarkable talents and we are delighted to be honoring them at this year’s ceremony,” said BAFTA Los Angeles

Nick Cannon is getting a late night TV show on Fox (well, New Fox). The Wild ’N Out creator/host signed a deal with the broadcast network for a weekly topical late-night series that includes a development deal for Fox’s digital team. The yet-to-be-titled project will feature high-profile celebrity interviews, music performances, and stand-up comics with host Cannon covering the latest in pop culture. He will also executive produce. Fox, the

Comedian Katt Williams can’t catch a break. Williams was arrested Saturday for allegedly assaulting a Town Car driver in Portland, Oregon. The alleged incident happened during an argument about taking him and his dog from Portland International Airport to a performance in the city. In addition to his fourth-degree assault charge, the recent Emmy winner was arrested for an out-of-state warrant from Georgia. Williams, whose real name is Micah Williams,

So long, Basic Cable Band! Conan O’Brien bid farewell Thursday night to Jimmy Vivino and the band that’s played him on for 25 years since his days at NBC. Conan will move to a 30-minute format in 2019, a departure from the typical hourlong late night variety show that’s worked well for decades. Similar half-hour late night shows have existed on cable with The Daily Show, Colbert Report, and Full

Louis C.K. made a return to stand-up at the infamous Comedy Cellar late Sunday night. Again. This new hiatus lasted just 5 weeks. Two women walked out during his set, but reports claim his material was well-received. According to The New York Times, the set lasted about 20 minutes as he read mostly from notes. Once again he did not address his admitted sexual misconduct, something he has not spoken

Amy Schumer was detained Thursday while protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Thousands rallied in Washington, D.C. to oppose the federal judge who has been accused of sexual misconduct by three different women during his high school and college years. Schumer—along with celebrities like John Legend, Whoopi Goldberg, and Lena Dunham—promoted the #CancelKavanaugh protest outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse. Protesters later moved to the Hart Senate Office where

If you follow Michael Che on Instagram, then you know that he doesn’t post. He almost exclusively posts text-based rants on his Instagram story (no, he still has not seen Nanette). You’ll also know that he doesn’t follow anyone. The comedian is usually an ephemeral stream of opinions and reactions. So it was surprising to see him post an actual picture Tuesday of him and Jerrod Carmichael laughing on stage

Big Mouth was last year’s better-late-than-never sex ed Netflix series from the minds of John Mulaney and Nick Kroll. The cartoon highlighted the angst, struggles, and hilarity of puberty by portraying hormones as imaginary monster friends who haunt the middle school main characters Andrew (Mulaney), Jessi (Jessi Klein), and Nick (Kroll). Netflix teased the upcoming second season with a Bachelorette parody. In the cartoon, Leah (Kat Dennings) learns about her

Bad news for Brooklyn Nine-Nine fans today: Chelsea Peretti announced that she will not be returning for the saved sixth season of the beloved police sitcom. At least not as a series regular. However, showrunner Dan Goor assured fans that we will 100% see Gina on NBC at some point. “I mean, she got run over by a frickin’ bus, and she only missed like a week of work.” “I

Lewis Black got America’s 70-year-old, 5’1”, perennial TV journalist Connie Chung to say “fuck”—a lot. Actually, one of the comedian’s fans repeatedly put the angry, four-letter word—amongst others—in her mouth. “I was never allowed to say that…my apologies to Edward R. Murrow,” she says after the first cheered utterance. This was the big closer at a New York recording of his new audio show Lewis Black: The Rant is Due

Roy Wood Jr. doesn’t act like a comedian adored nightly on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. When we sat down at a table above New York City’s infamous Comedy Cellar, he asked about the latest Wolverine movie like we were comedy buddies catching up. Wood stays accessible because, to him, he isn’t above any other comedian. He’s just in a different part of the cycle. I asked rising New York